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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by TheDudeV2@lemmy.ca to c/news

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[–] vanderbilt 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, airliners are left with little choice. Nobody wants to be beholden to a single air frame manufacturer. Even the more conservative airlines have been purchasing Boeing, simply so they are not beholden to a single manufacturer (AeroBus). Everyone in the industry is aware of where we stand, but the United States has let their defense industrial base to merge from dozens of companies to less than a dozen. It’s a real problem.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

I have seen some with Embraer jets. They are really nice. They don't make really big planes though, it's basically just regional flights.